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CASEY, ILLINOIS


General Information

     Primary County CLARK
Additional Counties CUMBERLAND       

POPULATION 1980 1990 2000 2010 Current CLIMATE City 3,026 2,914 2,942 2,769 2,769 Avg. Winter Temp 32.00 F 0.00 C County 16,913 15,921 17,008 16,335 16,335 Avg. Summer Temp 78.00 F 25.55 C Labor 0 0 10,661 8,264 8,264 Avg. Annual Rainfall 32.00 In 81.28 Cm Market Avg. Annual Snowfall 11.00 In 27.94 Cm

Economic Development Amenities

Municipal Services
     Local Government MAYOR / COUNCIL / CITY        Municipal Zoning NO
   Comprehensive Plan No             - Rev.    0       County Zoning NO
Subdivision Ordinance YES                                  Home Rule NO
  w/ Design Standards                                 Public Library YES
 Emergency 911 System YES                               Rescue Squad YES

 Fire Insurance Class  7    in city  9     outside

                         Full Time  Part Time  Volunteer
      Fire Department            0          0         24
    Police Department            7          0          0

Commercial Services
General Waste Disposal YES            Radio Stations   0
Special Waste Disposal NO                TV Channels  78
                                               Cable YES
                                          Newspapers   0 Daily    2 Weekly

         Machine Shops   3  If none, distance to nearest     MI      KM
            Tool & Die   3  If none, distance to nearest     MI      KM

                 Banks   4  Assets $    556,700,000
     Savings and Loans   0  Assets $              0

Additional Economic Amenities
Competitive Communities Initiatives NO      Stages    0      Foreign Trade Zone NO
                    Enterprise Zone YES                      Tax Increment Financing Dist NO

Remarks
NATIONAL HISTORIC ROAD COMMUNITY.

Transportation

MotorCarrier
   Highways Serving Community   1 Federal   2 State
Interstates Serving Community I-70
          Nearest Interchange NO   Distance     1 MI    2 KM

      Motor Freight Terminals   0
               Local Carriers   0
          Interstate Carriers   9
          Intrastate Carriers   0

     Package Delivery Service YES
       Commercial Bus Service NO

Air
Nearest Commercial Airport INDIANAPOLIS INTERNATIONAL, INDIANAPOLIS IN
                     Local NO   101 MI162 KM
       Commercial Airlines   11   Flights per day  180

    Nearest Public Airport CASEY MUNI AIRPORT
                     Local NO    2 MI    3 KM
           Type of Surface ASPHALT
            Longest Runway  4,000 FT   1,220 M
            Runway Lighted YES
            Fuel Available YES    Charter Service Available NO
     Pvt Storage Available YES    Pvt Maintenance Available YES

Water
City Adjoins Navigable Water NO
            Name of Waterway NONE
                Public Barge NO
               Private Barge NO
               Channel Depth     0 FT      0 M
            Length Of Season  0 Months
           Public Dock Local NO     0 MI    0 KM

Travel Time
(distance and travel time for goods in transit to selected major cities)

              Highway   Highway    Days       Days
City           Miles      Km.     by Rail   by Truck
-----------   -------   -------   -------   --------
Atlanta           592       947       4         2
Chicago           200       320       1         1
Cleveland         473       757       4         1
Dallas            808     1,292       5         3
Denver            945     1,512       6         3
Detroit           384       614       3         1
Kansas City       390       624       4         1
Los Angeles     1,979     3,166       6         7
Memphis           410       656       1         2
Minneapolis       550       880       5         2
New Orleans       758     1,213       2         2
New York          825     1,320       4         3
St. Louis         130       208       1         1
Seattle         2,236     3,578       7         6

Railroad(s)                Frequency of Switching
CSX





Piggyback Service NO    99 MI  158 KM
Container Service NO     0 MI    0 KM

Remarks
STATE ROUTES 49 & 40 and The Historic National
Road Old Rt. 40.

Utilities

Water

      Water Supplier MUNICIPAL
        Water Source WELL

                                    Gallons/Day          Liters/Day
              Storage Capacity        1,000,000           3,800,000
            Treatment Capacity          575,000           2,185,000
          Average Daily Demand          420,000           1,596,000
             Peak Daily Demand          550,000           2,090,000
               Excess Capacity          250,000             950,000

Waste Water Treatment
Type of Sewage Treatment Plant TERTIARY
                       Process ACT SLUDGE PKG PLANT
            Treatment Capacity          400,000           1,520,000
                  Present Load          400,000           1,520,000
               Excess Capacity          600,000           2,280,000

Natural Gas - Electricity - Telecommunications
            Gas Supplier IL PUBLIC ENERGY AGENCY
       Electric Supplier IL MUNICIPAL ELECTRIC AG
Local Telephone Supplier FRONTIER
       Digital Switching YES
            Fiber Optics YES
 Long Distances Carriers Frontier

Remarks
ELECTRIC: ALSO LOCAL BACKUP GENERATING
CAPABILITIES.  AT 5.2 MW. PEAK SUMMER DEMAND = 10
MW, PEAK WINTER DEMAN D =5MW.

Health Facilities

 Number of Hospitals in Community  0    Total Number of Beds      0
  If No Hospital, Dist to Nearest  35 MI   56 KM
                           Clinic YES
             Doctors in Community     2
            Dentists in Community     1
Emergency Medical Treatment Local NO    35 MI   56 KM

Remarks
3 Nursing Homes.  3 Clinics.  Local Optometrist,
Chiropractor, Physical Therapy Center and
Pharmacy.

Education Facilities (in community)


Type                 Number  Teachers  Enrollment
-------------------  ------  --------  ----------
Elementary                1        32         519
Junior High               1        13         139
High School               1        31         355
Trade & Technical         0         0           0
Community College         0         0           0
Four-Yr College           0         0           0
University                0         0           0

Latest A.C.T. Composite Score 20.3

Remarks
WITHIN 40 MILES: FOUR 4-YEAR COLLEGES, 2 JR
COLLEGES, 1 TRADE SCHOOL.  ONLINE COURSES.

Employment

Major Employers In The Community

                                                          Union            Year
Employer                   Product/Service     Employees  Affiliation      Established
-------------------------  ------------------  ---------  ---------------  -----------
CASEY - WESTFIELD          EDUCATION                 185  ED ASSOC         1915
SCHOOL
BOLIN ENTERPRISES,         TANK & PIPELINE SERV      179  NONE             1989
INC.
HEARTLAND NURSING          NURSING HOME               87  NONE             1964
CENTER
CHARLES INDUSTRIES         EQUIP/MARINE PRODUCT       70  NONE                0

CASEY HEALTH CARE          NURSING HOME               64  NONE             1972

MARTIN'S IGA               GROCERY                    50  NONE             1962

CITY OF CASEY              CITY GOVERNMENT            32  ILFOP/IBEW       1854

J & K MITCHELL             AUTOMOTIVE SALES           31                      0

TGM                        AGRI-BUSINESS              25                   2006

SCHILLING BROS.            FARM MACHINERY             25                   2007


Labor Force
Labor Force Summary for CLARK COUNTY
Annual Average for Year 2010
      Total Labor Force     8,264
             Unemployed   1,041
             Percentage  12.60%
         Total Employed     7,223
          Manufacturing  51.40%
      Non-Manufacturing  37.60%
            Agriculture  11.00%

Community Union Activity
       Last Year Data Available 2009
Labor Relations Board Elections
         Number in Last 5 Years   0
            Number won by union   0
          Number won by company   0
      Work stoppage occurences
            within last 5 years   0
   Number of employees involved       0

Wage Rates
Wage rates for experienced workers in selected occupations working in the  Econ Dev Reg 7 SE

Occupation                 Entry      Top   Occupation                 Entry      Top
----------------------   -------  -------   ----------------------   -------  -------
Accountant/Auditor       $ 18.01  $ 31.37   Maintenance Mechanic     $ 15.47  $ 22.62
Assembler-Electronic     $  8.80  $ 12.75   Office Clerk             $  8.84  $ 13.21
Assembler-Production     $  9.56  $ 16.49   Secretary                $ 10.07  $ 14.37
Computer Operator        $ 13.09  $ 16.98   Sheet Metal Worker       $ 13.79  $ 19.24
Computer Programmer      $ 16.65  $ 33.89   Ship-Recving Clerk       $  9.89  $ 15.16
Data Entry Operator      $  9.82  $ 14.18   Systems Analyst          $ 24.96  $ 41.38
Drill or Punch Press     $ 10.89  $ 15.21   Technician               $ 16.27  $ 25.29
Engineer                 $ 24.29  $ 35.38   Tool & Die Maker         $ 17.98  $ 25.97
Janitor/Porter/Cleaner   $  8.84  $ 14.78   Warehouse Worker         $ 11.61  $ 16.08
Laborer                  $  9.19  $ 17.48   Welder                   $ 12.36  $ 18.07
Machinist                $ 11.51  $ 15.59   Word Processor           $  8.31  $ 13.01

Remarks
ADD'L EMPLOYERS: STOUTIN PREMIUM ICE, ICE DISTR,
20, 1977.  WAGE RATES 2nd QUARTER 2010 FROM IL
DEPT OF EMPLOYMENT SECURITY WEBSITE.

Community Facilities

(Available within 10 miles)

                   Motels/Hotels       1        Protestant Churches  20
                 Number of Rooms      60          Catholic Churches   1
                     Restaurants       8          Jewish Synagogues   0
Capacity of Largest Banquet Room     250              Country Clubs   1
             Public Golf Courses       1               Health Clubs   1
            Public Tennis Courts       1      Public Swimming Pools   1
     Public Access to Lake/River NO
              Name of Lake/River

Remarks

Tax Structure

Property tax rates per $100 assessed valuation.
Valuation is 33.3% of real property except in Cook
 County where residential is assessed at 10%,
commercial and industrial property are assessed at 25%.

Property Tax Rates
    Year 2010          Total Property Tax Rates      Total Sales Tax Rate  7.25%
    City  1.1083%      For Two Previous Years        Utility Tax On
  County  1.2986%          2009       2008              Electricity  0.05%
  School  4.6077%        9.0084%    8.7523%            Natural Gas  0.02%
Other(s)  1.9632%                                         Telephone  0.03%
   Total  8.9783%                                             Water  0.03%

Remarks
SEWER - 0.045%.  ELECTRICITY $0.05 PER $1.00.
NATURAL GAS $0.024 PER THERM.

Location Services and Other Information

Economic / Industrial                Profile Information
Development Contact                  Provided By        
Nicole Weigand                       Nicole Weigand
Econ Dev Director                    Econ Dev Director
City of Casey                        City of Casey
P.O. Box 425                         P.O. Box 425
Casey, IL  62420                     Casey, IL  62420
Phone (217) 932-4074                 Phone (217) 932-4074
  Fax (217) 932-2026                   Fax (217) 932-2026

Other Information
Zip Code(s) 62420           Rep Dist           109
                            Senate Dist        55
                            Congressional Dist 15


Remarks
Email: Nicole Weigand - nweigand@mchsi.com, Robin
McClellan - cityclerkcasey@mchsi.com.
City Website: www.cityofcaseyil.org.  Chamber of
Commerce Phone 217-232-3430.

Last updated 08/26/2011
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